The Japanese restaurants in western countries are generally not traditional enough, especially in small towns, such as London. Because most of these restaurants are opened by Chinese or Korean instead of Japanese. If the chefs did not learn how to cook Japanese food really well, the food in these restaurants might still be good. However, they are not traditional Japanese dishes. Some chefs will also westernize Japanese food in their restaurants for catering western people. Akira feels shame that the people in London cannot taste real Japanese food. Thus, we decide to shoot a video for teaching the audience how to cook real Japanese dishes. Moreover, these foods are easy to cook, so everybody can learn it quickly and try to cook themselves. We will also talk about Japanese food culture in our video.
This portrait features a look into the life of a Japanese stay at home mom and her family as they have adapted and continue to adapt to life in London, Ontario over the past year. Topics including traditions, for example New Years customs and food celebrations of Japanese culture within Canada, to favourite characteristics of both countries and cultures (Nature, food and atmosphere) are discussed. As an individual that has migrated from Japan to Canada and may not necessarily decide to stay in Canada as a citizen, but rather is here for the life experience and taking it day by day, Mrs. Sato has a unique perspective on Canadian way of life. It is important to inform ourselves of the many ways that individuals live their lives and experience our homes (in the national sense). To have access to these sort of individual perspectives allows us a better understanding of different cultures and interpretations, so as to better respect others and avoid cultural misunderstandings.
